Themen

Brandon Hall Group

Assessment Strategies Survey

Delray Beach, FL (USA), November 2014 - No business can afford to make a bad decision, which is why more and more organizations are looking to talent assessments to guide their hiring, development, and promotion decisions. In order to better understand how top- performing companies leverage assessment data throughout the talent lifecycle, Brandon Hall Group is undertaking a comprehensive look at the talent-assessment landscape, both pre- and post-hire. » MORE

Hybrid Technologies

Language Translation and Localization Software Study

London (UK), November 2014 - A study by WinterGreen Research called "Language Translation Software Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014-2020" indicates that language-translation software technology is reaching a more mature state utilizing hybrid technology, and comprehensive solutions are available that have never been available before. These solutions combine the best attributes of rule-based and statistical machine translation. These integrated systems are able to meet the full range of translation needs on an enterprise scale. » MORE

Annual Competition

IMS Global Announces 2014 Learning Impact Report

Lake Mary, FL (USA), November 2014 - The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global) has released the 2014 Learning Impact Report, which provides analysis of the winners of the 2014 Learning Impact Award program. This an annual competition was created in 2007 by IMS Global for the purpose of recognizing outstanding applications of technology that address the most significant challenges facing the global education segment. » MORE

Online Survey

Has the Learning Sector's Pay Improved in 2014?

Stoke Prior (UK), November 2014 - Over the last six years, the majority of those within the learning sector have, in real terms, been getting poorer. Will this year see this trend reversed? Blue Eskimo's annual survey of work and pay in the learning sector has shown that over the last six years, the majority of those working within the learning sector haven't had a pay rise. In real terms, this means they are getting poorer. » MORE

Publication

The Third WISE Book: Learning {Re}imagined

Doha (QA), October 2014 - The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a leading international initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education, has announced the publication of the third WISE Book, Learning {Re}imagined: How the Connected Society is Transforming Learning. Written by Graham Brown-Martin, Founder of Education Design Labs, and illustrated with images by award-winning photographer Newsha Tavakolian, this third WISE Book explores how the digitally connected society is transforming learning. » MORE

Learning Light

Specialist eLearning Market Reports Available

Sheffield (UK), October 2014 - Three months after publishing a major report on some the world's leading eLearning markets, "A Review of the e-learning markets of the UK, EU and China 2014", Learning Light is making sections of the report available to suit the information needs of a range of potential customers. » MORE

Soft Skills

Bite-Size video Clips Address Hard-Line Business Issues

London (UK), September 2014 - insynergi, a bespoke coaching, mentoring, and training company, has released a three-part video guide to help organisations boost essential people skills. Soft skills translate into hard profits, and organisations that prioritise their people skills will be able to create a more flexible and high-performing workforce. » MORE

New Publication

Practical Design Patterns for Teaching and Learning

Rotterdam (NL), July 2014 - Harvey Mellar, an honorary member of Learning Agency Network, and his colleagues Yishay Mor, Steven Warburton, and Niall Winters are the editors of a recently published book entitled "Practical Design Patterns for Teaching and Learning with Technology". The book consists of four major sections collected under the themes of learner-centered design, learning communities, social media and learner interaction in social spaces, and assessment and feedback. » MORE

International Mindedness

World's Top Educators Collaborate in New Book

Rochester (UK), July 2014- Edited by renowned educator Lesley P. Stagg, with over a dozen contributing professionals and academics, "International Mindedness: Global Perspectives for Learners and Educators" urges all in education to think more globally. Combining its theoretical study with a wealth of practical applications, the book will empower any teaching professional to deploy international mindedness in a world where globalisation offers students more opportunities than ever before. » MORE

20 European Countries

Learning Light Publishes eLearning Industry Report

Sheffield (UK), July 2014 - The UK's online-learning-technologies market totalled some £565m in 2012/13, according to research by market analysts Learning Light - an organisation that also helps others improve their business performance via eLearning and learning technologies. Learning Light's latest report, called "A Review of the eLearning Market in Europe and beyond, 2013/14", sets out the size and state of the online-learning-technologies markets in twenty European countries, including the UK. It also examines the market for online learning technologies in China. » MORE